- This Film is a cultural documentary as seen through the eyes of skiers. Set in the disputed region of Kashmir, an area deemed the most dangerous place in the world during the violent militant insurgency of the 1990's. What the crew find in 2010 is an aesthetically beautiful landscape and a people eager for Kashmir to once again become a paradise on earth. Whilst exploring the mountains surrounding the world's highest ski-able gondola, the crew meet vibrant local characters, ski picturesque forests and thin alpine air. Through beautiful cinematography, interviews, animation and quiet pauses, this back-country ski film will give you with a greater understanding of one of the most negatively publicized regions on the planet... and leave you yearning for winter.—Anonymous
- Think cultural documentary as seen through the eyes of skiers. The crew travel to Kashmir in order to capture the aesthetic beauty of the landscape and the livelihoods of a people eager to dispel the stigma that it is a dangerous place to travel. The intention is to single out the colorful and iconic local characters within the skiing culture of Gulmarg and convey their passion for the mountains. By allowing the Kashmiri people to show where they are from and significantly, where they are going, the essence of what Kashmir means to it's people and what it can mean to the rest of world is articulated. As foreigners with relatively little experience or understanding of Kashmir, the temperament of post-war Kashmir is best left to the locals. With it's fertile valleys and glaciated mountains that form the very beginning of the Great Himalaya Mountain Range, the region has a distinct allure for skiers/snowboarders. With the world's highest gondola rising to 3980m above sea level, the skiing potential is boundless. The film explores the mountains surrounding Gulmarg in search of the ultimate ski run. Through this pursuit, they create opportunities for encountering the people who have a symbiotic relationship with the very same mountains. Through these social and geographic interactions, the goal is to reveal the humble and generous, not to mention aesthetically stunning aspects of Kashmir that much of the media coverage of the Kashmir Conflict fails to portray.
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